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Burned Midnight Oil

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noun

• any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

• any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

• a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass

verb

• direct one's attention on something

55%7Burned the midnight oil
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47%10Burned the midnight oil for knowledge
verb

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

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